Ana Disciple
Creature — Human Wizard
, 
: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
, : Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30074
Ana Disciple trades a one-time activated ability for deathtouch on a target creature, threatening any attacker or blocker that gets tagged — but you're paying one mana and tapping a 1/1 to do it, which is a fragile delivery mechanism. It's a niche tool, not a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ana Disciple occupies a very narrow slot: tap-to-grant-deathtouch is only worth a deck slot if you're building around untap synergies or deathtouch payoffs like Saryth, the Viper's Fang or Fynn, the Fangbearer. In Legacy and Vintage, it's simply outclassed — those formats have no interest in a 1/1 with a tap ability at one mana. Pauper is its most realistic competitive home, where deathtouch on a common body can occasionally matter in creature-centric metas, but even there Ana Disciple rarely sees play. The honest read across all formats is that this card needs a dedicated shell to justify inclusion.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Ana Disciple is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. There's no meaningful demand driver that would push this above bulk pricing, so treat it as a freely available piece if a specific deathtouch-combo build calls for it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.